Meenen to receive Eagle Scout award Sunday

49 other scouts from Troop 249 also to be honored

Michael John Meenen, 18, a senior at Washburn Rural High School, will receive his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor ceremony Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3625 S.W. Wanamaker.

Michael John Meenen, 18, a senior at Washburn Rural High School, will receive his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3625 S.W. Wanamaker.

Meenen officially became an Eagle Scout on April 9, 2013. He is the 50th Scout from Troop 249 to receive his Eagle Scout award. All 50 Eagle Scouts from Troop 249 will also be recognized Sunday.

Meenen began his Scouting career in 2003 as a Tiger Cub in Pack 249, where he earned the Arrow of Light Award. He became a Boy Scout in 2007 and earned 24 merit badges. He served in several troop leadership positions, including chaplain aide, quartermaster and Cyclone Patrol leader. He was elected to Scouting’s National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow.

For his Eagle service project, Meenen provided identification kits to parents. He worked with day cares, churches and organizations to fingerprint, photograph, record descriptions and take DNA samples of children to provide parents and law enforcement with crucial information should a child become lost or missing.

He is the son of Doug and Karen Meenen, Topeka. His grandparents are Don and JoAnn Meenen, Topeka, and Betty Burns, Emporia. He is a member of Washburn Rural’s football and baseball teams, Renaissance club, and National Honor Society. He also coaches an Upward basketball team.